As a last resort, I had to move out of Yuwen Go, "Outsider, am I an outsider, I'm Otsuka's life-saving benefactor." If Otsuka Zai were to know that you would dare to treat his savior like this, what would he do to you! ”

"You're the one who saved Otsuka Jae?" The little maid suddenly panicked, and hurriedly handed the things to me, "It's Jingjing's clumsiness, I didn't know that the girl was Otsuka's life-saving benefactor, and I asked the girl to forgive me!" ”

I took a plate of chicken feet and began to prepare food to eat.

I poured a plate of chicken heads, necks, and feet into a pot of hot water, put ginger to taste, and then fished them out soon after. Then put the chili, sauce, sugar, salt and other things into the pot and fry, then pour in chicken feet and other things, sprinkle some wine, cover and stew, after the pot is boiled, the aroma comes to the nose.

"Is this really edible?" The little maid Jingjing looked at me suspiciously.

I just picked up a piece of chicken neck and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Well, it's delicious."

Jingjing didn't dare to eat it yet, but after eating the next piece, she still wanted to eat it again, I stared at her hand that she wanted to stretch out, and she was embarrassed to say carefully: "Sister Qingqiang, I still want to eat another piece." ”

I immediately made a cold face and said deliberately: "Don't call me sister, I don't have a sister, don't mess with relatives." ”

Jingjing saw that I blocked her with Fang Cai's words, so she had to smile and say, "It's not my sister, we can worship as sisters." I just don't know if Sister Qingqiang, are you willing? ”

"I don't want to." I refused directly, and then said, "I'm exempt from bowing, but I'm older than you, and you should really call me sister in terms of etiquette." ”

I picked up a piece of chicken feet and put it to my mouth and said to her, "Eat it if you want." ”

Seeing that I was relieved, Jingjing happily picked up the chicken feet and nibbled on them, "Thank you, Sister Qingqiang!" ”

We had a good time, and the other people in the kitchen were attracted to it, and after tasting a small piece, they begged me to make it for them again, and bribed me with all kinds of good things.

I simply made a plate for them, and a group of people gathered around and ate with relish.

The news soon spread among the people of Tsukazaifu, and in the past few days, almost everyone has seen me, regardless of men, women, and children, who have come to bribe me with something to help them make a braised chicken-flavored food. Even the old man who swept the floor in the yard where I lived wanted to eat braised chicken feet, and when I saw that he was sweeping the floor hard, I also gave him a plate.

"Sister Qingqiang, the braised chicken feet you made are so delicious, where did you learn them?" Jingjing asked me.

Jingjing and I were sitting under a pear tree in the courtyard, holding a plate of freshly made braised chicken feet, chatting while eating, I said proudly: "This is what I was bored by myself, and my master also likes to eat, but I always do a good job and secretly hide it from him, which makes him angry, who told him to always go out and wander around and ignore me." ”

Jingjing also laughed, and she asked curiously, "Sister Qingqiang, Otsuka Zai said that you are his savior, how did you save him?" ”

I told her about the situation that day, and she listened to it well, trembling with fright, and said, "It's scary, Sister Qingqiang, you are so brave!" ”

At that time, the pear blossoms on the top of my head were blooming vigorously, a pear halo was like snow, I had a whim, I wanted to pick some petals to make pear blossom wine, but the pear blossoms were too high, and I couldn't pick them, so I moved a few stone bricks from the yard, stepped on the stone bricks to break off the pear blossoms, and broke a few branches, I still thought it was too high, so I asked Jingjing to go to the neighborhood to find me a few bricks to step on.

The pear blossoms on the top are as dense as clouds, I stepped on the bricks, tiptoe to fold the flowers, my fingers grabbed a branch, but I couldn't break it down, under the force, the body was unstable, and I was going to fall down.

"Ahh

I exclaimed, I thought I was going to fall to the ground, who knows, a hand behind my back in time to support my waist, fixed me, I let go of the branches of pear blossoms fell, for a while the flowers fell like snow, in the fine snow, I fell into a generous embrace.

Feeling the man's mellow breath, my body trembled, and I was about to withdraw, but the other party was faster than me and pushed me away. I was pushed back a few steps, turned my head, and saw a man as deep as jade, thinking that although this man behaved rudely, he still had to thank him for helping me.

was about to thank him, but the other party said coldly: "What's the matter with you girl, you are reckless, and I am covered in flowers." ”

I didn't expect him to accuse as soon as he opened his mouth, I was dumbfounded, and when I saw him reach out to pat the pear petals on his body, I was shocked to realize that I was also full of pear petals, and I hurriedly reached out to pat it off.

"Look, do I have anything on me?" The man looked at me.

I looked at him, pointed to a few petals of pear snow in his hair, and said, "You still have it on your head." ”

The man frowned slightly and ordered me, "I can't see it, you can take it off for me." ”

I hesitated for a moment, and saw that the other party urged me impatiently, "Don't hurry up yet." "I had to go over.

He was half a head taller than me, and I could only stand on tiptoe and carefully remove a few petals from his head.

"Anything else?" The voice sounded over my head, cold as water.

I replied, "No." ”

The man suddenly laughed and said, "I see you have it on your head, I'll help you take it down." ”

I was about to say no, but the man reached out and slapped me on the head, I didn't have time to hide, I was stunned for a while, I suddenly covered my head and glared at him, but there was a teasing smile in his eyes, this smile, the original cold face was a lot softer.

Seeing me glaring at him, he didn't annoy me, but smiled and asked, "Why have I never seen you, you are a new servant?" ”

I didn't answer.

He said again, "This pear blossom is so high, what are you going to do to pick it, not afraid of danger?" ”

I looked up and said lukewarmly, "I just want to pick some flowers to make pear blossom wine." ”

There was some interest in his eyes, and he chuckled, "Brewing pear blossom wine?" How can you make pear blossom wine, and you are not a winemaker. ”

I said aloud, "As long as you put your mind to it, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done." Winemakers don't have to make wine. I want to make pear blossom sake, so I go to a book if I don't understand it, and there is always a book that records the method of making pear blossom sake. ”

He seemed to feel something, and unconsciously murmured: "Can you do it if you have a heart?" ”

"There's some truth to what you're saying." He smiled, as if the moon broke through the stratus clouds, "Fang Cai, I helped you, and you haven't thanked me yet." ”

I wanted to say thank you, but whoever told you to interrupt and come up and scold. Out of courtesy, I still said, "Thank you, childe." ”

He smiled reluctantly: "You can't just say thank you and it's over, that's too insincere." ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you wait until I make pear blossom wine, and as a thank you, I invite you to taste my pear blossom wine?" ”

"Okay, I-"

A panicked voice interrupted the man's words, "Da Sikong, slave maid participates in Da Sikong." ”

But Jingjing carried the bricks and returned, as soon as she saw the man in front of her, she immediately knelt down, and pulled me down to kneel together, and whispered: "Sister Qingqiang, this is Da Sikong." ”

I immediately understood, and said, "Qingqiang participates in the Great Sikong." ”

The man's face was shocked, "Qingqiang, you-are Xiao Qingqiang?" ”

Jingjing Road; "Da Sikong, she is the girl who saved Otsuka Zai in Cuihua Mountain-Xiao Qingqiang."

The man's face changed, and he looked at me carefully, as if he was sure of something, "It turned out to be you!" ”

At this time, his face returned to his initial indifference, and he said sarcastically: "I still say which one, the girl's family is so barbaric in the mountains and wilderness." It turned out to be you. Seeing that you just folded the pear blossoms, your behavior was rude, you really came from the mountains, and you didn't know the etiquette. ”

"I'm still leaving."

Watching the person in front of me wave his sleeves away from my feet, I was a little confused.

This person, Fang was quite happy to talk to me, and when he turned his head, he counted me down, and his face changed too quickly before and after?!

"Fourth brother, you wait for me!"

Suddenly, a child's voice came out, and when I stood up, I saw that it was an eight or nine-year-old boy holding a plate of chicken feet chasing the departing man in front of him.

When did this kid come and steal my braised chicken feet?!

I strode up at once, grabbed the little boy by the back, looked at the plate with only some broken bones left in his hand, and said angrily: "You thief, you dare to steal the braised chicken feet I have worked so hard to make, see how I teach you!" ”

"Sister Qingqiang, don't do it!"

I raised my hand to hit him, but Jingjing ran over and grabbed my hand, "This is Xiao Guogong, when the king's younger brother today, he can't fight!" ”

Xiao Guogong, this thief or royal noble?

The little boy's face was round, his big eyes were bent, and he smiled: "This sister, I didn't mean to eat your things, I'm so hungry, these chicken feet are so delicious, I was careless, and I ate them all." ”

I suddenly lifted my forehead.

——

In the study, Yuwen asked the close guard Li Ning.

"Have you found out where she came from?"

Li Ning bowed his head and replied: "Back to Otsukazai, after many investigations, my subordinates still can't find out where she came from. She appeared in the territory of Zhou State as if out of thin air, no one knew where she came from, no one had ever seen her, let alone known her, and no one knew her identity. ”

Yuwen Hu's gaze was as deep as the sea, "This girl seems to be new to the world, simple and ignorant, but in fact, she is thoughtful and fortified everywhere. When she first rescued the widow, she had already guessed that the widow's identity was not simple, so she deliberately had a deep friendship with the widow and wanted to use the widow's power to find her master. At the same time, she was cautious, trying her best to conceal her identity and origin, asking her the name of her master and she said she didn't know, and when she asked her where she lived, she said she didn't know. Every word she says seems innocent and simple, but in fact, she is defensive and scheming. ”

Li Ning was taken aback, "This girl seems to be simple and harmless, but she is so scheming." ”

Yuwen Hu's eyes were as deep as night, "And this girl has a good chest, and her courage and wisdom are not inferior to men." When facing the assassins, she did not mess with herself, but calmly and calmly, and immediately thought of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, leading them to the plank road and annihilating them in one fell swoop. It's really exquisite, agile. ”

"Courage, wisdom, but a talent. It would be a pity if it could not be used by the widows. Yuwen Hu was both appreciative and sighing.

Li Ning was a little anxious, "Otsuka Zai, no matter how smart she is, no matter how knowledgeable she is, no one whose identity is unknown must stay in the mansion." What if she's sent by the enemy? This woman must not stay any longer, and please think twice about Otsuka. ”

Yuwen Hu glanced at him coldly, his deep eyes revealed the shrewdness of scheming, "Whether she is a spy or not, we will see in the future." Do you think that the widow has not thought about these problems you said? The widow has already made a plan for everything. Leaving her in the house, the widow has its own deep meaning. Later, you'll find out. There is no order from the widow in this matter, and you are not allowed to meddle in it. ”

"Whoa." Li Ning respectfully obeyed the order.

Exegesis:

(1) From Yan Shu of the Song Dynasty's "Breaking the Array, Spring Scene" "I suspect that last night's spring dream was good, and Yuan is winning today's fighting grass." ”